When Will Snow Start? Jersey City Area Under Winter Advisory

JERSEY CITY, NJ — A storm that could intensify into a "bomb cyclone" is expected to drench Hudson County most of Saturday, bringing 1-3 inches of snow and wind gusts up to 50 m.p.h., forecasters said.

The area is under a winter weather advisory from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday.

The NWS predicts that rain will start in the area after 4 a.m. Saturday morning. It may turn to snow around 1 p.m., sometimes heavy. It will continue until around 7 p.m.

Saturday afternoon, "Winds could gust as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible," the NWS says.

A series of maps of potential snow totals and wind gusts can be found here.

Accuweather said that the storm could become a "bomb cyclone," a low-pressure area that undergoes rapid strengthening, most often during strong winds. READ MORE: 'Bomb Cyclone' In Forecast For North Jersey

See the updated NWS forecast for Hudson County here.

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